svenska-engelska översättning av mena

mean
us
What does the performance of duties mean? Vad menas då med utövande av ämbetet?Union on this aspect must actually mean Union. Med union måste vi i det här avseendet verkligen mena union.With the best will in the world, what does this mean? Vad i hela friden menas med detta?
think
us
It set me thinking about what is really meant by fairness. Det fick mig att tänka på vad som faktiskt menas med rättvisa.I think what we need is, at European level, to come up with exact definitions of fraud and irregularity as quickly as possible. Det som vi har behov av, tror jag, är en definition på europeisk nivå av vad som exakt menas med bedrägeri och oegentlighet.So we have a situation in which a no-win situation has quickly turned into a win-win situation and I think that is a wonderful position to be in for Christmas. Den tidigare looser-situationen har alltså helt plötsligt slagit om till en winner-situation. Det är, vill jag mena, en mycket god avslutning inför julen.

opine
us
I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse."Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.